Jordan king: Israel's annexation plans jeopardize regional peace

Abdullah tells British lawmakers in virtual meeting that only path to comprehensive and lasting Mideast peace is establishment of independent Palestinian state based on 1967 lines and with East Jerusalem as its capital
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Jordan's King Abdullah warned on Monday that any unilateral Israeli moves to annex territory in the West Bank would fuel instability and dim hopes of a final settlement of the decades-old Arab-Israeli conflict.
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    • The monarch told British lawmakers the only path to a comprehensive and lasting Middle East peace was the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on land captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day-War, and with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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    ועידת הליגה הערבית בטוניסיה     ועידת הליגה הערבית בטוניסיה
    King Abdullah of Jordan
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    "Any unilateral Israeli measure to annex lands in the West Bank is unacceptable, as it would undermine the prospects of achieving peace and stability in the Middle East," the monarch told members of the British foreign and defense parliamentary committee in a virtual meeting, according to Al Husseiniya Palace.
    Jordan has led a diplomatic campaign along with most other European countries that oppose the Israeli plans that envisage annexing parts of the West Bank as part of a deal being promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
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    King Abdullah meeting with White House aide Jared Kushner in Amman     King Abdullah meeting with White House aide Jared Kushner in Amman
    King Abdullah meeting with White House aide Jared Kushner in Amman
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    King Abdullah, a staunch U.S. ally, has also in recent months warned that Israeli policies along with Trump's peace plan would lead to conflict and deal a blow to Israeli-Jordanian relations.
    Jordan lost the West Bank and East Jerusalem to Israel during the 1967 Six-Day war.
    It was the second Arab country after Egypt to sign a peace treaty with Israel and many of its more than 7 million citizens are of Palestinian origin.
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    King Abdullah should take in all of the Palesinian Arabs
    There is a simple solution to annexation concerns by Abdullah, that is to ask Israel to repatriate all Arab Palestinians, Jordon is where they originate and belong, and they will assimilate with Jordanians very quickly, they are off the same stock, there is plenty of space and land.
    lal ram| 07.17.20
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    we can't do soverignty unless trump oks it
    likud says bibi cannot do sovereignty unless trump oks it. of course this is the case for netanyahu. he shakes in his boots to do anything demanding on his own. so he lets others carry the ball. Israelis have to examine its leaders past and present. something is terribly wrong. you get peres, a wild eyed dreamer without an iota of practicality. then you get olmert and livni, 2 security delusional incompetents. next you get herzog, a weakling in opposition. then you get bibi who has this resume of idf participation. yet he more than others acts petrified continually. its pointless to try to figure it out. he cannot deliver the goods is the bottom line. All of this is one reason why Israelis are looking towards Bennett who they took for granted. he is action man, 10 x the soldier bibi pretends to be in my judgement, decisive and comprehensive on corona file. on his own, bibi is drowning in corona. Bennett should demand defense, justice, corona file, and education if a reshuffling of govt occurs. and if bibi says no, tell him to go to hell. It is not only bibi. how do you get shapira- criticized gantz, a gaza flop to be alternate pm???? are you Israelis dumb?
    robert| 07.14.20
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    one is bluff, the other is weak, the third is like hussein
    netanyahu is total bluff on sovereignty, or corona or carmel fire. he cannot or could not handle them on his own. he had limited business experience and is mostly a media creation. his lack of guts marks his over 15 years in power. his wife would have more spine than he has. his dependence on trump shows what a weakling he is. as for generals, some are good and some are not. gantz strikes me as a retiree, slow, behind the times. he talks like olmert, who was and is a complete ignoramus on security. king abdullah is like his father Hussein, whining and threatening while his kingdom hangs by a thread. ignore him totally. if likud had half a brain, they would replace bibi asap.
    jeff| 07.14.20
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